Question

What was the significance, other than the obvious harm to US forces, of the terror attack on the USS Cole in 2000?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The attack on USS Cole was a terrorist attack on the US Navy ship USS Cole on 12 October 2000 in the port of Aden in Yemen, in which seventeen Americans lost their lives. The attack was perpetrated by the Al-Qaeda terror group.

The attack had a clear message: Al Qaeda was willing to carry out a large-scale and sustained war against the United States, and was not intimidated by American reprisals. This was confirmed with the Attacks of September 11, a year later.